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Cragg Wood Singletrack – Hamsterley Forest Café loop from Wolsingham

Bike touring routes & trails

North East England

Cragg Wood Singletrack – Hamsterley Forest Café loop from Wolsingham

Hard

4.5

(2)

168

riders

Cragg Wood Singletrack – Hamsterley Forest Café loop from Wolsingham

03:28

37.1km

860m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

8.00 km

Pike's Teeth Trail, Hamsterley Forest

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

The first trail that can be found on Hamsterley Forest' black route. The trail has an average gradient of -7% peaking at -20% in places and is around 0.4 Mile long.

Tip by

2

9.52 km

Hamsterley Forest River Crossing and Footbridge

Highlight • Trail

A rocky downhill section of road that features a water crossing at the bottom that can be rolled through, there is a bridge however if you decide not to ride …

Tip by

3

9.56 km

Cragg Wood Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Small fun section of Single Track which can be used to connect to various parts of the forest, more often than not it is used as a connector between Pikes …

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4

10.9 km

Route 666

Highlight • Cycleway

Th

Tip by

5

11.3 km

Blue Sox and Red Sox Trails, Hamsterley Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

An official trail that can be found right at the end of Route 666 spanning around 0.2Mile depending on which route you decide to take. The Trail splits into blue/red …

Tip by

16.0 km

Hamsterley Forest

Forest

7

25.1 km

Grove Link Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

8

27.4 km

Pooh Stick Bridge

Highlight • Forest

Nice and easy walk

Tip by

9

27.8 km

Hamsterley Forest Café

Highlight • Cafe

Bit pricey but a lovely hot chocolate

Tip by

29.3 km

Mill Plantation

Forest

B

37.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

9.29 km

7.26 km

2.58 km

471 m

193 m

Surfaces

20.0 km

8.00 km

5.11 km

3.98 km

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Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Tuesday 6 October

12°C

5°C

11 %

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